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Summary

The site of a possible former orchard of probable post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data as a small bank and ditch defined D-shaped enclosure on the west-facing slopes south of Pitfield Farm, Stockland parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
• ORCHARD? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted boundaries or orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted boundaries or orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2437-2438 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A bank and ditch defined enclosure containing parallel earthwork banks was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1158-1159 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

The earthworks were obscured by tree planting.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2102 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Slight earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A D-shaped bank and ditch defined enclosure approximately 55 metres by 45 metres in size was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as low earthworks and cropmarks on the west-facing slopes south of Pitfield Farm, Stockland parish. The almost levelled remains of earthwork banks or ridges were visible within the enclosed area, spaced approximately 8 metres apart and aligned cross contour. The ridges closely resemble earthwork banks interpreted elsewhere in the survey area as banks made for fruit tree planting to aid drainage within an orchard. The low earthwork banks are therefore interpreted as the site of a possible former orchard probably of post-medieval to 19th century date, although the enclosure earthworks might be significantly earlier in origin. The visible earthworks did not correspond with any orchard depicted on either the Tithe Map for Stockland or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and must have been removed prior to circa 1840. The possible enclosure is now obscured by trees but survives as very slight earthworks to be visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2437-2438 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1158-1159 28-AUG-1982.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2102 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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